Three days later, Ou Yunchen received invitation letters from the Swartz Tourism Bureau and the Foreign Economic and Trade Commission. Glenn Glader also began to prepare a separate cooperation negotiation meeting according to Ou Yunchen's wishes.
However, before everything was ready, Ou Yunchen suggested that Bern reserve some of the meeting content, so that they would have absolute discretion in selecting target companies from the list of potential attendees.
Once everything was prepared, Ou Yunchen, as a partner of the Glenn Glader Group, formally invited Guolian Aquatic Products to negotiate.
Bern, on the other hand, invited some local enterprises as a backdrop, so Guolian remained unaware.
Meanwhile, Yang Anqi, afraid of her past indiscretions being discovered by her husband's family, spared no effort in emphasizing the importance of this meeting and the future development plans for Guolian Aquatic Products to Li Zhong.
Li Zhong, who could weigh the pros and cons, was quite interested in this sudden cross-border development. However, he was more concerned about whether such procurement would impact the domestic crayfish market. After all, he was only in processing, and could the sales side truly absorb such a large quantity?
After a week of deliberation, Guolian Aquatic Products decided to attend the meeting.
As soon as the Guolian Aquatic Products delegation landed in Swartz, the Glenn Glader Hotel welcomed them with the treatment of distinguished guests.
However, from the moment she stepped off the plane, Yang Anqi was filled with anxiety and unease, even avoiding eye contact with Ou Yunchen. The more she tried to evade him, the more Li Zhong suspected there was something between them.
During the reception, with Ou Yunchen's machinations, Bern and Li Zhong finally met.
Bern spoke to Li Zhong about the origins of Glenn Glader, while Yang Anqi, standing nearby, was restless.
"Excuse me for a moment."
Yang Anqi, avoiding everyone, followed Ou Yunchen to the balcony.
"Is that enough? I've brought my husband here as you requested, can you now give me all the backups?" Yang Anqi was somewhat aggressive.
"I'm having second thoughts," Ou Yunchen appeared helpless.
Yang Anqi's eyes widened. She disliked people who went back on their word. Heaven knows how much effort she had put in to get Li Zhong here!
"What else do you want?" Yang Anqi asked, glancing around and lowering her voice.
"I can see that Li Zhong is very satisfied with the quality of the crayfish here. I, who facilitated this deal, seem to have gained nothing." Ou Yunchen teased.
"Do you want to get into farming now?" Yang Anqi retorted.
"That would be too boring. How about we reach a tripartite agreement? I'll invest, Guolian Aquatic Products will handle the procurement, and I'll just earn interest from the money you make from sales. It's mutually beneficial, what do you say?"
Yang Anqi didn't understand business, but at this moment, all she could think of was how troublesome it was to be entangled with Ou Yunchen. She wanted to end their relationship quickly.
As for whether Li Zhong would ultimately choose to cooperate, she, Yang Anqi, was not interested at all. She even wanted to destroy all the backups immediately and return to China, and then block Ou Yunchen from her life!
"I've taken good care of you, haven't I? You can't stab me in the back, can you?" Yang Anqi changed her tactics from forceful to gentle.
But...
"What are you two doing!" Li Zhong shouted!
"Honey?"
Yang Anqi was startled and quickly pulled her hand away from Ou Yunchen's.
Li Zhong glared at Yang Anqi, his voice filled with anger, "From the moment I saw Mr. Ou when you got off the plane, I felt something was wrong. No wonder you insisted I come to this meeting back home. What exactly is your relationship!"
Yang Anqi panicked, "No, it's not what you think."
Ou Yunchen said calmly, "Mr. Li, it is true that I asked your wife to meet me, but she contacted me proactively."
Yang Anqi was terrified. She never expected Ou Yunchen to break the ice first and admit they knew each other.
No, Ou Yunchen was completely twisting the truth. It was clearly he who had contacted Yang Anqi first. Was Ou Yunchen trying to play the victim?
Li Zhong turned around and roared angrily at Ou Yunchen, "You'd better explain yourself clearly!"
"Sister Anqi, it seems I have to tell the truth," Ou Yunchen said.
Yang Anqi quickly grabbed Li Zhong's arm, "No, don't listen to his nonsense."
Li Zhong didn't want to hear it, "Speak, say it now!"
"Sister Anqi begged me to recommend this cooperation to Guolian Aquatic Products," Ou Yunchen said forcefully, as if it were the truth.
Li Zhong said incredulously, "What?"
Ou Yunchen remained composed, showing no signs of nervousness, "It seems Mr. Li doesn't know much about our ATL yet."
"I am not only the sole investment partner of Glenn Glader Group but also the chief planner of this event. Ostensibly, we hope to help Swartz solve the problem of crayfish overpopulation, but in reality, it's a hub to promote trade development between the two countries," Ou Yunchen explained.
Li Zhong didn't believe Ou Yunchen's words. His mind was still racing about whether Yang Anqi was having an affair. She was the type of woman who would do anything for a child, wasn't she?
Seeing that Li Zhong was not in the mood for grand pronouncements, Ou Yunchen changed his approach, "Simply put, another purpose of this meeting is to achieve export processing trade."
Only then did Li Zhong start to listen a little. He was all too familiar with export processing trade.
As the name suggests, it allows one to leverage their advantages abroad. Guolian could not only procure aquatic products from abroad but also, through its own processing technology, successfully export them back to the procuring country, thus creating a virtuous cycle.
Li Zhong was still somewhat skeptical, "But this meeting has no such intention."
Ou Yunchen chuckled, "You're not the only food processing plant capable of processing crayfish. If this news had been released earlier, do you think you would have been selected to attend the meeting?"
Li Zhong looked at the two people in front of him, "Then you and my wife?"
Ou Yunchen deliberately distanced himself from Yang Anqi, "Isn't it obvious? Your wife begged me to reveal some inside information, wanting to know if there were any competitors threatening Guolian Aquatic Products. She is very eager for this cooperation between us to succeed."
Li Zhong tilted his head, looking at Yang Anqi, who had turned pale. He had seen such situations before. Back then, Yang Anqi had also clung to his hand and acted coyly to please him.
He knew that men were sometimes swayed by women's charms, but he hadn't expected Yang Anqi to go to such lengths to help him with his business.
Li Zhong asked with a hint of disbelief, "Is that really true?"
Yang Anqi pouted, "Otherwise? After so many years as husband and wife, you don't even trust me this much."
Ou Yunchen: "Mr. Li, Sister Anqi is truly your capable assistant."
Just then, Bern walked over with the Minister of Procurement from Coop Group.